Control meets intuition, precision dissolves in instinct and fragility becomes a type of strength. PIERRE resembles a journey through a range of different emotions colliding in existential unrelatedness. Laureen Drexler and Giorgia Scisciola allow insights into the chaos of human existence; a place where feelings boil up and context is lost. Based on the motif of marble – firm and under pressure, yet adaptable –, the performers explore the beauty of incoherence. Their performance is a confrontation with the collapse of clarity, direction and solid ground.It tells the story of numbness, separation and contradictions that slip beyond one’s grasp. Finally, between the poles of control and devotion, transformation takes place. PIERRE examines, on a metaphorical level, who we are when we stop allowing ourselves to be defined all the time.

Giorgia Scisciola is a contemporary dancer and a choreographer. Born in Italy in 1996, She completed her dance studies at DAF, Dance Arts Faculty Rome and the Nuova Officina della Danza in Turin. As a company dancer, she was employed, among others, by National Theaters of Regensburg and Münster, where she worked with internationally renowned choreographers. As a freelance artist, she has toured Europe with diverse dance and interdisciplinary productions. She appeared in productions by Georg Reischl, Mauro Astolfi, Paloma Muñoz, Luca Signoretti, Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Norrdans, Ella Rothschild, James Vu Anh Pham, Annie Hanauer, Gioele Coccia, Eva Urbanová and many others. She currently works as a dancer, choreographer and teacher in Vienna and Europe, exploring her choreographic language and artistic personality.

Laureen Drexler is a dancer, a choreographer and a creative director based in Vienna. She completed her professional dance training at the Music and Arts University of Vienna, acquiring a BA degree in contemporary and classic stage dance. As a company dancer, she was employed by Theater Regensburg under the artistic direction of Georg Reischl from 2019 to 2022. Choreographers she has worked with include Liz King, Jason Kittelberger, Luca Signoretti, Iratxe Ansa & Igor Bacovich, Esther Balfe, Saju Hari and Mani Obeya. Laureen Drexler works across various disciplines and researches the intersection between dance, visual art and performance. She continues to develop her artistic voice in solo works, collective processes and interdisciplinary collaborations. Since 2023, she has worked as a freelance artist. She has also founded the LOD COLLECTIVE, as part of which she develops her own choreographic projects and curates artistic encounters.

About Bears in the Park and the Huggy Bears Supporting Programme
Since 2016, Huggy Bears has been a pillar of innovative performance art, supporting emerging artists in Vienna. Each year, the supporting programme provides three or four individuals or collectives with comprehensive support in areas from production to administration, equipment, and dramaturgy. In a series of different presentation formats as well as regular feedback sessions within the group, the artists’ projects develop into very special pieces. At the end of the nine-month programme, the mentees get to present their performance projects for the first time on a big stage in Vienna. In 2025, the Huggy Bears Days will be held as a co-operation between brut Wien and WUK performing arts. Additionally, this year the Huggy Bears artists have been supported through a project fund by the Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Kunst, Kultur, Medien und Sport (BMWKMS). The programme is operated by the initiative Bears in the Park run by Philippe Riéra and Charlotte Bastam and supported by City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs (MA7). The initiative is dedicated to supporting the Vienna performance scene and helping it grow. To foster this goal, the Huggy Bears are offered not only reliable advisors but also rehearsal spaces. Each autumn, Bears in the Park releases an open call for artists to submit their project proposals for the following year. bearsinthepark.org @bearsinthe.park